Fri.Apr 07, 2017

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An Independent Review of DiscoverOrg’s Data Accuracy Claims

DiscoverOrg Sales

When sales intelligence data is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, the rabbit hole for a sales person can be very deep —and no one knows better than Steve W. Martin. A lifelong sales trainer, Steve has consulted for and trained sales teams for hundreds technology companies. “Contact data is a very important priority to my clients,” he says. Combing through social media for clues to contact information and calling wrong numbers consumes hours, and returns scant benefits: Burnout and high turnov

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3 Ways to Immediately Increase The Right Sales Activity

Score More Sales

Sometimes you, or your sales team members, get in a slump. Monotony. The same old, same old each day. It is easy to get stuck in a rut.

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Social proximity account plan

Sales 2.0

A great point highlighted on the Linkedin Sales Blog. I hope to be saying more about this soon. I’ve used this approach for some of my own startup gigs. It works. Designing your go-to-market plan based on relationships versus ZIP codes is a really smart move for most companies these days. The key point is relationships take more time and energy to establish than setting up a screen share (or worst case jumping on a plane.

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How to Deal with the Price Objection (Webinar)

Mr. Inside Sales

The price objection is as old as time itself. Somewhere in Egypt, 3,000 years ago, a merchant in an open market place was selling something out of a stall, and a customer told him his price was too high. Sellers (this means you) have had to deal with and overcome this objection since things started to be sold. So you’d think that with years of practice, today’s sales reps would know how to ace this objection right?

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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Executive Sales Leader Briefing: Do Others See Integrity in You?

The Sales Hunter

I got called out in an email recently by a person I didn’t know but clearly knows me. He said he was shocked I would make a comment on LinkedIn about an article that had a questionable picture. No, the picture wasn’t sleazy, but there could be some people who might have seen it as […].

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4 Things CEOs Must Do Before the Quarterly Business Review

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Business Simplification–The Number 1 Job Of Sales Enablement

Partners in Excellence

Most people talking about the Sales Enablement function agree the goal of Sales Enablement is to improve the productivity and overall performance of front line sales professionals. But after that, a lot of the discussion starts going a little haywire—at least to me. Usually, the discussion are around providing more to our sales team. They usually revolve around themes like: More and better training… More and better content… More and better tools… More and better informa

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Autopsy of a Failed Sales Process Implementation

SBI Growth

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Your Manager Doesn’t Have to be Your Coach | Sales Tips

Engage Selling

Recently, I was pulled aside at a sales meeting by a couple of sales reps who said, “This is all great, Colleen, but my manager won’t coach us. He won’t take the time to help us develop our skills.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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The Trust Triad: Gaining Your Customer's Trust

Sales Gravy

First impressions matter. You must look and present yourself professionally, even on casual days. Your image reflects on your company and on the product you’re selling.

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5 Sales Coaching Tips for a New Product Launch

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